The Taking Ship crew finds itself exploring the high seas of dumbest timeline America. While attempting to avoid the storms, squalls and stupidity, Frank and Elie discuss Jeff Flake's seduction techniques, how the White House and Indiana University are similar and provide an update on TreyBeau and his quest to turn the clocks back half a century. Finally, the leaders of the Corps of Discovery dive into the WI-1st and KY-6th.

For the 2nd week in a row, the Taking Ship crew hate everything and realize there is no meaning and everything is @ss. In the meantime, the tackle Trey Beaugh, the Mooch, healthcare, Milan and the Democratic rebranding.

We remain the owned, trolled and furious.

Hoo Boy...busy week on the good ship Taking Ship. Frank and Elie don't discuss Trump's interview with the Times, the status of the Iran Deal and they certainly don't mock the non-wizardry of McConnell when it comes to healthcare. They do discuss a few recent articles that illustrate how f-ed up the Democratic party is write now and they play 20 questions. PLUS they're joined by Matt Strabone who's running forAssessor / Recorder / County Clerk in San Diego County.

Recognizing that basically everything is ass, the Taking Ship crew spent time discussing Don Jr., President Trump and object permanence. Question whether former Russian spies need to FARA register and pay David Brooks a compliment (...in comparison to Slate) and imagine how they can describe Gallagher with no visuals. Oh yea, they also talk about healthcare, the budget and outsourcing American National Security.

In a special episode, Frank and Elie are joined by super lawyer Xander Meise for a review of the most recent Supreme Court term and a preview of a few cases to come in the Fall term. Check it out if you want to be super smart.

Xander joined Taking Ship for this podcast in her personal capacity. Nothing she says should be interpreted as legal advice or creating an attorney/client relationship. This is not an attorney advertisement and past performance is no guarantee of future performance.

In a longer than usual episode, the Taking Ship crew shreds the Democratic Party's latest "branding", dives into the latest op-eds about where the party should go and spend too much time explaining the DCCC and basically just go to town on the laughingstock that the left has become. However, our heroes come up with solutions!

Once again separated by most of the East Coast, the Taking Ship crew finds the discontented resistance, talks about the joy and futility of clicking “like” and the filth of the President of the United States’ habits. They also revisit the healthcare debate and offer an update on the War on the War on Corruption. Finally, their joined by Army veteran and founder of No One Left Behind (www.nooneleft.org), Matt Zeller to talk SIV, his congressional run and the CIA.

Recording together in-person for the first time in Taking Ship history, Frank and Elie take advantage of TruCon17 to share their thoughts on GA-6 congressional race, the healthcare battle, Bernie's Little Red Book, McConnell's double dose of gall and the possibility of White Russians being the answer for everything.

From high in the Rocky Mountains, Frank does his best Agent Copper impression and records a segment solo. While stranded in Gotham, Elie records his own. In this high concept episode of Taking Ship, the crew talks, emoluments, polling, advice for the White House, the only surefire way to get Trump to resign and an in-depth discussion of roles and responsibilities in politics (and life!).

In the aftermath of the British election and James Comey's testimony, the Taking Ship crew dives deep into both, while worrying about John McCain and suggesting the Trump defensive strategy is about as good as a junior varsity team playing the Patriots.